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[ the history of sprouts art & nature school ]
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2014
Sprouts Family Daycare was founded in 2014 by sisters Caity & Ellen in Caity’s family home. Licensed by the state of Illinois as a group home daycare, Caity & Ellen cared for twelve children, including their own, ages 6 weeks to 6 years.
2019
In early 2019, Caity & Ellen were inspired to broaden the scope of Sprouts. The vision of a large outdoor area dedicated to nature and loose parts with an inviting indoor space for creating art was built and in January 2020 Sprouts Art & Nature School moved into the current location.
today
today
Today, Sprouts Preschool, still taught and directed by Caity & Ellen, uses an outdoor model. At Sprouts, children play, get dirty, run, imagine, create, build, talk, laugh, and sing – outside.
Sprouts Studio opened in 2025 to bring our community more nature, art, and yoga.
"Cheers to your first ten years running the best daycare/nature school around! We thank our lucky stars all the time to have found Sprouts for our daughter when she was so tiny - 9.5 years ago. Thank you for letting us be a part of your Sprouts family."
-A Sprouts Family
our business
our business
Sprouts is a micro-business, a family business, and a women-owned business in Champaign, IL.
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